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William McKinley won the 1896 presidential election defeating William J. Bryan. In the 1896 presidential election William McKinley received 271 electoral votes and William Bryan received 176 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were McKinley 7,108,480 and Bryan 6,511,495.
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What political tactic led the candidate to victory in the 1896 presidential election?
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How did William Jennings Bryan's 1896 presidential campaign support the populist party's goal of building a board based movement?
Bryan toured the country and spoke directly to the people
Why did the populist party support William jennings Bryan a democrat for president in the election of 1896?
he supported many populist policies
What were the platforms of the 1892-1900 presidential elections Who were the populist?
William McKinley and William J. Bryan ran in both the 1896 race and the 1900 race. McKinley was a Republican and ran on a conservative platform. He attracted supporters that were in the upper crust. Bryan was the Democratic and Populist candidate; he represented the working man and advocated crusade against the rich.
Which of the following was the most direct cause of the Populists' decline?
The election of 1896 They nominated a Democrat as their candidate for president Bryan's nomination split the Democrats and made Populist positions less distinctive. The election OS 1896
